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Bob Barker
Bob barker
Portrayed by:
First appearance:
Full name:
Robert William Barker
Born:
December 12, 1923
Occupation:
Game show host
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Bob Barker was an American retired television game show host best known for hosting The Price Is Right.

When Barney Stinson was a kid, he asked his mother, Loretta, who his father was. She pointed at the TV while The Price Is Right was on and said "that guy." Throughout his life, Barney believed that Bob Barker was his dad.

He appeared as himself in Showdown​. In the same episode, Barney makes an appearance on the game show, with the purpose of winning the Showcase and confess his identity to the host. He eventually ends up performing admirably in the game by arriving at the Showcase and winning both showcases. Just as the end credits are about to roll, Barney requests a final word. But he can't get himself to tell Bob that he's his son and ends up congratulating him for the 35 years he hosted the game and hugging him.

In Cleaning House​, Barney admits to the gang that he knows that Bob Barker can't be his dad, but he believed it because it made him feel special.

Trivia[]

  • As the Showdown episode was set in 2007, Barney appeared on the fictional Price is Right on what would ultimately be Bob Barker's final year as host on the actual Price is Right, though no references to Barker's actual impending retirement (first announced in October 2006) were made on this episode.  Barker's last show aired on CBS on 15 June 2007.  
  • Barker passed away on 26 August 2023.

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